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Written by the Students of Baruch College

Postmodern (1945–2001CE)

Amy Tan is writing her story, and she wasn’t supposed to be a writer at all

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—Anonymous After reading “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan I realized that it was a great work of literature. The reason I thought so was because of the whole concept of why Amy Tan is writing her story, and that Is because she went supposed to be a writer at all. She explains how her parents […]

acceptance or confrontation

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—Mazidul Ahmed James Baldwin’s two approaches to hatred he discusses can be associated with a broader view of the world’s injustices. All things that provoke anger within us lead up to these two approaches: acceptance or confrontation. In Baldwin’s situation, he had to face these very two paths, but he realized that taking either path […]

Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century…

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— Anonymous Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century. Her poems reflect the life of black people living in urban areas and express her thoughts on social and political issues such as racial discrimination and civil rights. At the same time, she used […]

“Endgame” by Samuel Beckett was…

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—Veronica Chu “Endgame” by Samuel Beckett was a very interesting short story. The story was about two male characters named Clov and Hamm who lived together and had a complicated relationship and of course there are their parents too. These parents were not treated with the best care and they seem very sad. When I […]

“Endgame” by Samuel Beckett is one of many literary texts that I don’t understand…

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— Anonymous “Endgame” by Samuel Beckett is one of many literary texts that I don’t understand. When I first read the play, I was quite confused by the situation the characters are in. I did not understand the theme or purpose of this play because there was a lot of repetition that seemed absurd. This […]

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